Wings adjust weekday start times

DETROIT -- The Red Wings today announced that weekday start times will be moved to 7:30 pm, creating a consistent start for Wings’ games throughout the 2010-11 season and continuing the traditional start time for weekday Wings’ games at Joe Louis Arena.

“One of the key reasons we considered 7:00 pm starts was to keep all our weekday start times consistent throughout the season with the traditional 7:00 pm starts of nationally televised games,” said Steve Violetta, senior vice president of business affairs. “However, this season’s national broadcast schedule changed to 7:30 pm start times, resulting in eight home games moving to 7:30 pm and creating even more inconsistency in our start times than in the past. Maintaining a 7:30 pm start time on weekday games will result in a consistent start time throughout the season and less confusion for our fans.”

The traditional 7:30 p.m. start times begin this Friday when the Red Wings open the 2010-11 regular season by hosting the Anaheim Ducks at Joe Louis Arena (FSD and 97.1 The Ticket). Only two exceptions to the weekday start time remain: Dec. 10 vs. Montreal at 7 p.m. due to CBC coverage and the Red Wings’ traditional 7 p.m. start on New Year’s Eve, this year vs. the NY Islanders.

Fans can get the latest start time information by calling the Red Wings at 313-396-7000 or for the most up to date information on start times and all Red Wings news, go to DetroitRedWings.com.
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